“Golan will always be Israel’s”

The Golan Heights will forever remain a part of Israel, proclaimed Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. That declaration was prompted by statements from United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken during…

Gantz: Palestinians must return to negotiations

Israeli Alternate Premier and Defense Minister Gantz declared that revival of peace talks with the Palestinians will be a priority by the next government in Jerusalem following the upcoming elections.…

Iran opens door to nuclear bomb development

A senior Iranian leader has declared that the Islamic Republic may indeed develop nuclear weapons, after years of denying it has any such ambition. Iranian Intelligence Minister Mahmoud Alavi made…

UAE halts funding to UNRWA

The United Arab Emirates does not plan to resume funding to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) for Palestinian refugees, which it suspended last year. According to statements…

Israel rejects ICC ruling

The International Criminal Court (ICC) in the Hague, or, ruled in a vote of 15 to 1, that it has “territorial jurisdiction in the Situation in Palestine,” namely “in Gaza,…

US won’t lift Iran sanctions before talks

The United States has rejected Iran’s ultimatum to lift sanctions as the first move to rejoining the 2015 Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action nuclear deal. “No,” declared US President Joe…

US moves to seize smuggled Iranian oil

The United States has filed a lawsuit to seize a cargo of oil it says came from Iran rather than Iraq. The move indicates resolve on the part of the…

Iran installs more centrifuges

Iran has escalated one of its most critical violations of its 2015 nuclear deal by enriching uranium with an expanded number of advanced centrifuge machines at the underground Natanz facility.…

Libya: Chance for peace?

As part of the biggest peacemaking effort pertaining to Libya in years, participants at United Nations-sponsored talks are working toward the creation of a transitional government in the North African…

Israel downplays US arms halt

Israeli leaders are minimizing ramifications posed by the administration of United States President Joe Biden that it intends to review the sale of weapons to the United Arab Emirates. The…